GIS Specialist

GIS Specialist

Starting pay range: $23.7738 - $26.1532
Position status:
Full Time

Location:

Bloomington, IL

Accurate maps and location data can make a critical difference when someone calls 911. As a GIS Specialist with the Emergency Telephone System Board (ETSB), you’ll play an important role in maintaining the geographic data that helps emergency communications and response systems work accurately and efficiently.
This is an opportunity to combine your GIS expertise with meaningful public service. You’ll work with local municipalities, county and regional GIS professionals, and emergency communications partners to maintain accurate addressing, street, boundary, and other critical GIS data supporting Next Generation 911 (NG911).

• Create, maintain, validate, and update GIS layers critical to 911 operations, including emergency response boundaries, PSAP boundaries, unincorporated addresses, street centerlines, ZIP codes, and other required data.
• Ensure GIS data complies with NENA NG911 standards, Illinois NG911 GIS policies, and applicable NG911 data standards and requirements.
• Manage the Master Street Address Guide (MSAG) in coordination with federal, county, and local agencies.
• Serve as a Local Data Maintainer as defined by the Illinois NG911 Geographic Information System Governance Policy.
• Conduct topology checks and spatial quality-control processes to ensure data is accurate and ready for Computer-Aided Dispatch (CAD).
• Work closely with municipal staff responsible for GIS information to ensure accuracy, consistency, and compliance with Illinois NG911 standards.
• Collaborate with surrounding counties and regional emergency communications systems to support cross-boundary GIS data interoperability.
• Coordinate with the McLean County GIS Consortium (McGIS), including attending monthly technical meetings and assisting with major data updates, schema changes, and data migrations.
• Ensure addresses in unincorporated areas of McLean County comply with local rural addressing requirements and NG911 address-point placement standards.
• Research and resolve addressing questions and concerns from residents and other stakeholders.
• Respond to public and departmental requests for maps and property-related GIS information.
  Analyze, research, and troubleshoot GIS and public-safety data issues.
• Stay current on GIS technology, NG911 requirements, industry trends, and best practices related to emergency communications.

• Proficiency with ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Online.
• Strong analytical, research, and problem-solving skills, particularly related to spatial data.
• Knowledge of database management, data entry, and geospatial data formats.
• The ability to read and interpret plats.
• Strong attention to detail and a commitment to data accuracy and integrity.
• Effective communication skills and the ability to work with government agencies, internal staff, municipalities, and members of the public.
• The ability to work independently while also collaborating effectively on regional GIS projects.
• An interest in applying GIS technology to support public safety and emergency response.

• Bachelor's degree in GIS, Geography, or a closely related field; or
• Bachelor's degree in another field with at least two GIS courses; or
• No degree required with four years of full-time GIS experience or equivalent experience totaling four years.

• 2+ years of full-time GIS experience for candidates with a qualifying degree.
• 4+ years of full-time GIS experience or equivalent GIS-heavy experience for candidates without a degree.
• Experience with Python scripting.

Required:

Valid Illinois Driver's License.
Preferred: GIS-related certification, such as…